Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Visiting Scholar Awards 2018, USA

Visiting Scholar Awards provide academic, museum, and independent scholars, as well as doctoral students, working in any field related to British art an opportunity to study the Center’s collection.

Eligibility

Awards are offered to scholars and predoctoral students working in any discipline, including history, history of art, literature, and other fields related to British art. Predoctoral applicants from North America must be ABD to qualify.

One award per annum is reserved for a member of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. Scholars may apply to the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, for awards in the same year; every effort will be made to offer consecutive dates.

Award Period

Postdoctoral awards may be held between one to four consecutive months. While all applications are given equal consideration, stays lasting a minimum of two months are encouraged. Predoctoral awards may be held from one to two months.

Travel and Accommodation

Awards cover the cost of travel to and from New Haven, and provide accommodation as well as a living allowance. Recipients are required to be in residence in New Haven for the duration of their award and must be free of all other significant professional responsibilities during their stay.

The closing date for the 2018/2019 awards is Monday, January 08, 2018. Applicants should complete the online application and upload a cover letter (no more than one page), a CV, and an outline of the project (no more than three pages) that includes an indication of the resources to be consulted at the Center and preferred months of tenure. Applicants should also provide a title for their research project and place their full name on each page of the application. Two confidential letters of recommendation should be e-mailed directly to ycba.visitingscholars@yale.edu by the same deadline.

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